LIFT reports grab samples up to 3% Li2O within 1 km by 1.5 km area at the Cali Lithium Project, NWT, Canada
May 07 2024 - 2:05AM
Li-FT Power Ltd. (“
LIFT” or the
“
Company”) (
TSXV: LIFT)
(
OTCQX: LIFFF) (
Frankfurt:
WS0) is pleased to provide an update on surface
work completed during the summer of 2023 at the Cali Lithium
Project, Northwest Territories (Figure 1).
During the summer surface program in 2023, LIFT
completed a soil geochemistry survey covering the Cali Property, as
well as a mapping and prospecting campaign. Rock sampling and
mapping indicate that the spodumene pegmatite dyke swarm system is
larger than had been anticipated with numerous spodumene pegmatite
swarms present within an area of 1.5 kilometers by 1 kilometer
(Figure 2). Out of 163 grab samples collected, 124 returned grades
at greater than 1.0% Li2O.
Figure 1 – Location of LIFT’s Cali Lithium
Project (CLP). The CLP is located in the Mackenzie Mountains along
the Northwest Territories-Yukon border. The area is accessible by
road and is located ~850 kilometers from rail in Fort Nelson,
British Columbia.
Figure 2 – Rock sampling results from the Cali
pegmatite corridors. Multiple outcropping spodumene pegmatite
corridors have been defined over a 1.5 kilometer by 1 kilometer
area. Boulders and subcrop (e.g. rocks that are not in place)
suggest additional dykes may be present beneath cover.
Soil geochemistry results successfully outlined
the outcropping corridors of spodumene pegmatites, and additionally
defined an area with very little outcrop that has a similar
magnitude of anomalism which could indicate spodumene pegmatites
are located beneath soil cover (Figure 3).
Francis MacDonald, CEO of LIFT comments, “We are
very pleased with the surface program results from 2023. When we
initiated this program, we were expecting spodumene-bearing
corridors to be limited to a single 150 m wide corridor, but the
discovery of additional pegmatite corridors significantly upgrades
the potential of the area. The new lithium anomaly defined by soil
geochemistry adds even more upside with the potential for
additional pegmatites located under cover. We see excellent
potential at Cali to host a large spodumene resource.”
Figure 3 – Soil sampling results from the Cali
Lithium Project. Soil geochemistry successfully outlines
outcropping spodumene pegmatite corridors. An additional lithium
anomaly has been defined that occurs in an area with more extensive
soil cover. The strength of the soil anomaly suggests there could
be additional spodumene pegmatites located beneath cover.
About the Cali Lithium
Project
The Cali Lithium Project (CLP) is located in the
Mackenzie Mountains on the border of the Northwest Territories and
Yukon within the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group (LNPG). The LNPG is
a Cretaceous-age (~82-million-year-old) rare-element pegmatite dyke
swarm over an area of 13 km x 5 km that is hosted within
Proterozoic Hyland Group sedimentary rocks. The pegmatites are
dominantly spodumene-bearing with subordinate spodumene-free
(mainly lepidolite-rich) dikes.
The Cali area was originally staked in 1961 by
the Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd. who reported grab
samples of 1.5% and 2.5% Li2O. No work was completed again until
1977 when Canadian Superior Exploration Ltd. (CSEL) staked the Cali
area and completed a mapping and sampling campaign. CSEL concluded
that there was excellent potential for a spodumene resource in the
area. After the CSEL work, only sporadic sampling programs have
been completed in the area.
QA/QC & Sampling Protocols
All rock and soil samples were collected under
the supervision of LIFT employees and contractors. Sample location
and descriptions were recorded in the field with samples
transported to a temporary exploration camp where blanks and
certified reference materials were inserted at regular intervals.
Field duplicates are also included in the sample runs. Groups of
samples were placed in large bags, sealed with numbered tags in
order to maintain a chain-of custody, and transported from the
temporary exploration camp via helicopter/fixed wing to ALS
Global’s (“ALS”) laboratory in Whitehorse, Yukon. Sample
preparation and analytical work for this exploration program were
carried out by ALS. Rock samples were prepared for analysis
according to ALS method PREP-31: individual samples were crushed to
75% passing through 2 mm (10 mesh) screen; a 1,000-gram sub-sample
was riffle split (SPL-21) and then pulverized (PUL-32) such that
85% passed through 75 micron (200 mesh) screen. A 0.2gram
sub-sample of the pulverized material was then dissolved in a
sodium peroxide solution and analyzed for 53 elements according to
ALS method ME-MS89L. Soil Samples were prepared for analysis
according to ALS method PREP-41: individual samples screened to 180
micron (80 mesh)(SCR-41). A 0.25g sub-sample of the screened
material was then dissolved in a Four Acid solution and analyzed
for 48 elements according to the super trace lowest detection limit
ICP-MS ALS method ME-MS61L. All results passed the QA/QC screening
at the lab, all inserted standards and blanks returned results that
were within acceptable limits.
Qualified Person
The disclosure in this news release of
scientific and technical information regarding LIFT’s mineral
properties has been reviewed and approved by Ron Voordouw, Ph.D.,
P.Geo., Partner, Director Geoscience, Equity Exploration
Consultants Ltd., and a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI
43-101) and member in good standing with the Northwest Territories
and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
(NAPEG) (Geologist Registration number: L5245).
About LIFT
LIFT is a mineral exploration company engaged in
the acquisition, exploration, and development of lithium pegmatite
projects located in Canada. The Company’s flagship project is the
Yellowknife Lithium Project located in Northwest Territories,
Canada. LIFT also holds three early-stage exploration properties in
Quebec, Canada with excellent potential for the discovery of buried
lithium pegmatites, as well as the Cali Project in Northwest
Territories within the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group.
For further information, please
contact:
Francis
MacDonald |
Daniel
Gordon |
|
Chief Executive Officer |
Investor Relations |
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Tel: + 1.604.609.6185 |
Tel: +1.604.609.6185 |
|
Email: info@li-ft.com |
Email: investors@li-ft.com |
|
Website: www.li-ft.com |
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